1. 48x36 Poster Template: 96 pt Authors: 60 pt
Affiliations: 50 pt
Introduction (Headers: 56 pt)
Body text: 40pt
This poster template is provided by the SIU Medical library. The template creates posters that will print 36 inches tall by 48 inches wide.
To use this template, remove dummy text and images. Copy and paste your poster text and insert your own charts, graphs, diagrams and pictures. Some helpful hints:
Minimize the amount of text!
Be precise & succinct
Use bullet points
Where possible use diagrams or symbols
ALL text should be large enough to read from several feet away- even figure captions!
Results
PowerPoint allows you to create basic charts, graphs, and tables. To insert a chart or graph:
Insert  Chart
Select the type appropriate for your data.
Input your data to the spreadsheet popup.
The Design and Format “Chart Tools” ribbon will allow you to change the colors and layout or your chart as well as, add or edit the underlying data.
In PP 2013, clicking the graph pulls up “Chart elements,” “Chart styles,” and “Chart layout” buttons for quick edits.
Add captions using a text box.
Insert  Text box
Click where you’d like to put text box and begin typing.
Figure 1. Figure header: 36 pt
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To insert an existing table from Excel:
Insert  Object  select Create from file  click Browse  locate your file and click OK
To create a new table:
Insert  Table 
Use the grid to select the number of rows and columns, OR
Draw the outline of the chart where you’d like it
Use the “Table Tool’s” Layout ribbon to add/delete rows or columns to the table.
Use the “Table Tool’s” Format ribbon to change the table color and design.
Table 1.
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Results Cont.
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To insert an image:
Insert  Pictures
Navigate to the appropriate folder in the file manager.
Select the image file and click “OK.”
Clicking the image will bring up a Format “Picture Tools” ribbon that provides very basic photo cropping, color and artistic effects, and border options.
Discussion
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Methods
You can use PowerPoint’s SmartArt to create flow charts and other types of diagrams.
Insert  SmartArt
Select a diagram appropriate for your needs
Use the “insert text” box to label and add to your diagram..
You can bring this box back up by clicking the SmartArt image and selecting the arrow on the left-hand side of the boundary box.
Clicking on the art will add Format and/or Design “SmartArt” ribbons to your menu options. These ribbons include tools to add sections to your diagram, change and edit shapes, define color schemes, rotate images, etc.
This poster needs to be printed as “oversized” since images go out to the edges. Prints as 36x48 at 100%.
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